About Gavan Troy
Born 1940. Gavan Troy is an Australian politician.
Gavan John Troy (born 31 May 1940) is a former Australian politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1983 to 1993. He served as a minister in the governments of Brian Burke, Peter Dowding, and Carmen Lawrence.
Troy grew up in Gingin and prior to entering politics was a manager at Telecom.
Troy was elected to the seat of Mundaring in 1983, winning his seat by 16 votes. He served until the electorate was abolished in 1989. From 1989 until 1993, he represented the electorate of Swan Hills.
Troy was one of three ministers sacked during a cabinet reshuffle in early 1991 and was the only one to stay in the parliamentary Labor Party.
In 2004 Troy was appointed to a two-year term as commissioner for the Shire of York.
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Gavan Troy was born on 31 May 1940 in Subiaco.
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